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Pembroke Pines stretches most of the way across the county, and the housing changes with it. The eastern end is older and denser; the western half is gated and age-restricted communities built from the nineties on, with larger garages and a good deal more stored in them.
So the first question is which end. Older slabs get a moisture check before we specify anything. In the western communities the schedule runs around design review — we supply samples for the board and book the install once it is approved.
Yes. A newer slab is usually in better condition, but the surface of fresh concrete is closed and a coating will not bond into it as it is.
Grinding opens the surface so the system anchors into the slab rather than sitting on top of it.
No, it comes up constantly and we plan for it. With the garage door open the floor counts as something the neighbors see, so the board usually wants to sign off on the color first.
We bring physical samples you can submit and schedule the install once you have approval, so the floor is never done twice.
Yes, and where a space is in use during the day it is usually the sensible way to do it.
We phase the work into evenings and weekends and agree the sequence before starting, so you know exactly which areas are out of use and when.
Usually yes. Stains and old patches sit at the surface, and grinding takes that layer off before anything is applied.
What we check for underneath is moisture and structural cracking, since those decide the build rather than the appearance.
Not with a properly bonded system. Hot-tire pickup happens when a coating is thin, poorly bonded or rolled on over unprepared concrete.
We grind rather than acid-etch, so the coating anchors into the slab instead of resting on top of it.
Not with the right finish. A plain epoxy left exposed to daylight ambers and dulls, sometimes within a season, and in Florida most garage doors stay open a good part of the day.
We finish with a UV-stable topcoat, which is what keeps the color where it started.
It comes off. A new system is only as sound as whatever it sits on, and putting fresh material over a failing one simply repeats the failure a year later.
We grind the old coating away mechanically, then assess the concrete underneath on its own condition.
Yes. Cracks, chipped edges and failed patches are repaired as part of the preparation, not treated as an extra afterwards.
A coating does not bridge a moving crack on its own, so the repair has to happen first if the finish is going to stay flat.
You can walk on it the next day. Vehicles need longer, because tires put far more stress on a fresh coating than feet do.
We give you the exact window before we start, so you can plan where the car goes in the meantime.
Yes, the floor has to be completely clear before we start — including shelving and anything fixed along the walls.
If moving heavy items is a problem, tell us when we quote and we will build it into the plan rather than leaving it to the morning of the job.
Our shop is in Dania Beach, a short run east, so Pembroke Pines is well within our normal range.
Most estimates happen within a few days of your call, and installation is usually scheduled soon after.





